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Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Violent union busting at garment factory in Bangladesh ~ support by telling the Japanese retailers

Violent threat
continues to target union executives at Donglian Fashion to prevent workers
from establishing a labor union. The company deals with Japanese wholesalers
and industry groups. The garment industry is a core industry in Bangladesh
these days, where a majority of 4 million workers are women and they bet a
chance to escape poverty and place their dignity as human beings. While there
are some company managers who continue complying to the law, many others still
violate it. As a trade and investment relationship between Japan and Bangladesh
rapidly grows we must hold the Japanese business partners accountable for a healthier,
better development of the garment industry in Bangladesh. (By KITAHATA Yoshihide, Osaka Social Forum) Photo=Garment workers protest on the street of
Bangladesh.